This book is literally the diary of a young Jewish girl in WWII and her expiriences as she deals with what the Nazi do under Hitler's rule. Anne Frank was eventually captured and died along with the entirity of her family with the exception of her Dad who retreived her diary and preceded to show the world.
At first there is seemingly no harsh attacks; Anne attendes an all Jewish school and her life other than that is fairly average. However not too long into her diary entries Otto Frank gets a letter from the Germans to report to a concentration camp. They obviously did not want to go, so the family to refuge in an office attic of her Dads'. One of the many families being depoted also seeks refuge in the attic and eventhough nobody likes it they deal. Anne does not completly understand the situation but like everyone her age does not affect instinct. The severity of the situation may be lost but she knows they are in trouble and has hope because she had her family and food. Being an attic is gets cramped very quickly with two families living in it and it is not too long before they are at eachothers throats. Everyone just wants to get out of the attic as the days pass, especially Anne. Throughout the book Ane also takes an interest in a boy named Peter. She enjoys their relationship athough the families do not. Accompanied by the war and many people she lives with Anne becomes more testy towards her mother. She also begins to see the world not just through her eyes but throught the worlds, what is happening in the war and why. This topic intreques her more that just herself and her mind expands. Reviewing her previous diary entries Anne also discovers that she was realy not just mad at her mom but more confused and not on the same track creating polar attitudes and ideas causing the fustration.
The final entry of Ann Frank was dated Agust 1 1944 she was later moved to a concentration camp where she died of a disease called typhus, sadly this was not to long before the camp was discovered and freed.
This book truly shows the fear of the Jewish people at the time and the view of the war through innocwent bistandards eyes. What was at first the common diary of a little girl has become an inspiratioanl and lifechanging novel of a brave girl. A common girl who overcame gennoicde, fustration, murder and the entire german army. The "Diary of A Young Girl" has now been published in 60 languages and Annes' story will not soon be forgotten.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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